Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Auld In The Spotlight

Vancouver Canucks' team MVP, Alex Auld, was "In The Spotlight" on NHL.com today:

The 2005-06 NHL season officially fell into the "disappointment" category for the Vancouver Canucks when the team failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.But chances are, the season would have been far worse for the Canucks if it hadn't been for the solid play of Alex Auld in goal.Between Jan. 24 and April 15, Auld started 31 of the Canucks' 33 games, finishing the season at 33-26-6 with a 2.94 goals-against average. Prior to this season, he had only appeared in 14 total NHL games in his career, which shows just how different the 2005-06 campaign has been for the 25-year-old native of Cold Lake, Alberta.

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